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Accidents - Lighters - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:148
26-50 years old:81

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/04/2010Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
31 YOF WAS PLAY WITH LIGHTER CAUGHT BED ON FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2010Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
28YOM BURNED LT FOREARM WITH LIGHTER 2 WEEKS AGO, STILL NOT HEALED DX: BURN LT FOREARM, SUBACUTE LT SCAPULA PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
R ARM AND PALM BURN/10YOM WHILE AT FATHERS HOUSE YESTERDAY BURNED ARM A ND HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Day wear
13YOM GOT PERFUME OF A SHIRT AND A LIGHTER CAUGHT IT ON FIRE, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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